Worksheetsblood vessels study tool
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
posterior (inferior) vena cava
a)
brings blood from the inferior part of the body back to the heart
b)
pumps deoxygenated blood into the lungs
c)
first chamber of the heart that deoxygenated blood enters
d)
in between the right atrium and the right ventricle
2.
pulmonary trunk
a)
in between the right atrium and the right ventricle
b)
holds the blood that has just returned from the lungs
c)
branches into the right and left pulmonary arteries, which lead to the lungs
d)
pumps deoxygenated blood into the lungs
3.
Systemic Circulation
a)
thick muscular lower chambers of the heart receive blood and then pump it out
b)
delivers blood to all body cells and carries away waste
c)
brings blood from the superior part of the body back to the heart
d)
hold the air that is transferred into the blood
4.
left ventricle
a)
in between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
b)
pumps deoxygenated blood into the lungs
c)
pumps blood into the aorta, from the left atrium
d)
branches into the right and left pulmonary arteries, which lead to the lungs
5.
pulmonary semilunar valve
a)
first chamber of the heart that deoxygenated blood enters
b)
in between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
c)
pumps deoxygenated blood into the lungs
d)
in between the right atrium and the right ventricle
6.
right atrium
a)
brings blood from the inferior part of the body back to the heart
b)
in between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
c)
in between the right atrium and the right ventricle
d)
first chamber of the heart that deoxygenated blood enters
7.
tricuspid valve
a)
pumps deoxygenated blood into the lungs
b)
first chamber of the heart that deoxygenated blood enters
c)
in between the right atrium and the right ventricle
d)
brings blood from the inferior part of the body back to the heart
8.
pulmonary arteries
a)
between the left atrium and the left ventricle
b)
first chamber of the heart that deoxygenated blood enters
c)
branches into the right and left pulmonary arteries, which lead to the lungs
d)
carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation
9.
Endothelium
a)
innermost layer; in contact with the heart & major vessels
b)
muscular wall of the heart; contracts to pump out blood, and relaxes to let blood in
c)
runs around the heart horizontally, and separates the atria and ventricles
d)
lines the interior surface of blood vessels
10.
apex
a)
superiorly and medially located; forms the upper border of the heart; lies below the second rib, and primarily involves the left atrium and part of the right atrium
b)
largest artery in the body; pumps blood from the heart to all of the other arteries
c)
tip of the left ventricle; moves considerably with each heartbeat
d)
lines the interior surface of blood vessels
11.
bicuspid valve
a)
in between the right atrium and the right ventricle
b)
holds the blood that has just returned from the lungs
c)
brings blood from the superior part of the body back to the heart
d)
between the left atrium and the left ventricle
12.
Myocardium
a)
innermost layer; in contact with the heart & major vessels
b)
muscular wall of the heart; contracts to pump out blood, and relaxes to let blood in
c)
lines the interior surface of blood vessels
d)
runs around the heart horizontally, and separates the atria and ventricles
13.
aortic semilunar valve
a)
in between the left ventricle and the aorta
b)
first chamber of the heart that deoxygenated blood enters
c)
brings blood from the superior part of the body back to the heart
d)
in between the right atrium and the right ventricle
14.
Mediastinum
a)
largest artery in the body pumps blood from the heart to all of the other arteries
b)
between the left atrium and the left ventricle
c)
area where the heart is located in the thorax between the 2nd rib and 5th
d)
holds the blood that has just returned from the lungs
15.
base
a)
superiorly and medially located; forms the upper border of the heart; lies below the second rib, and primarily involves the left atrium and part of the right atrium
b)
holds the blood that has just returned from the lungs
c)
tip of the left ventricle; moves considerably with each heartbeat
d)
pumps blood into the aorta, from the left atrium
16.
Pericardium
a)
double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels
b)
inner, serous portion of the pericardium
c)
small, muscular appendage of each atrium
d)
supply blood to the heart
17.
Pulmonary Circulation
a)
thick muscular lower chambers of the heart
b)
carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation
c)
holds the blood that has just returned from the lungs
d)
eliminates carbon dioxide and oxygenates blood
18.
aorta
a)
in between the left ventricle and the aorta
b)
largest artery in the body; pumps blood from the heart to all of the other arteries
c)
brings blood from the superior part of the body back to the heart
d)
first chamber of the heart that deoxygenated blood enters
19.
left atrium
a)
between the left atrium and the left ventricle
b)
holds the blood that has just returned from the lungs
c)
branches into the right and left pulmonary arteries, which lead to the lungs
d)
take the oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart
20.
pulmonary veins
a)
in between the right atrium and the right ventricle
b)
take the oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart
c)
brings blood from the superior part of the body back to the heart
d)
in between the right atrium and the right ventricle
21.
Interventricular septum
a)
runs around the heart horizontally, and separates the atria and ventricles
b)
wall that separates the ventricles from each other
c)
tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid and bicuspid valves
d)
located in the ventricles; prevent the atrioventricular valves from inverting
22.
Artery
a)
smaller versions of veins
b)
smaller versions of arteries
c)
carries oxygenated blood from the heart out to the body
d)
carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
23.
Ventricles
a)
thick muscular lower chambers of the heart receive blood and then pump it out of the heart through arteries
b)
inner serous portion of the pericardium
c)
connects arteries and veins
d)
runs around the heart horizontally and separates the atria and ventricles
24.
right ventricle
a)
first chamber of the heart that deoxygenated blood enters
b)
in between the right atrium and the right ventricle
c)
brings blood from the inferior part of the body back to the heart
d)
pumps deoxygenated blood into the lungs
25.
Venule
a)
carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
b)
connects arteries and veins
c)
smaller versions of veins
d)
carries oxygenated blood from the heart out to the body
26.
Atrioventricular groove
a)
tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid and bicuspid valves
b)
wall that separates the ventricles from each other
c)
runs around the heart horizontally, and separates the atria and ventricles
d)
located in the ventricles; prevent the atrioventricular valves from inverting
27.
lungs
a)
hold the air that is transferred into the blood
b)
between the left atrium and the left ventricle
c)
in between the left ventricle and the aorta
d)
take the oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart
28.
Atria
a)
thin upper chambers of the heart that receive blood returning to the heart through the veins
b)
outer layer of the pericardium
c)
smaller versions of veins
d)
connects arteries and veins
29.
Chordae tendineae
a)
tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid and bicuspid valves
b)
located in the ventricles; prevent the atrioventricular valves from inverting
c)
wall that separates the ventricles from each other
d)
runs around the heart horizontally, and separates the atria and ventricles
30.
Parietal Pericardium
a)
groove that separates the two ventricles
b)
double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels
c)
inner, serous portion of the pericardium
d)
outer layer of the pericardium
31.
Papillary muscles
a)
wall that separates the ventricles from each other
b)
tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid and bicuspid valves
c)
runs around the heart horizontally, and separates the atria and ventricles
d)
located in the ventricles; prevent the atrioventricular valves from inverting
32.
Coronary sinus
a)
outer layer of the pericardium
b)
groove that separates the two ventricles
c)
a wide, venous channel that receives blood from the coronary veins and empties into the right atrium of the heart
d)
inner, serous portion of the pericardium
33.
Vein
a)
connects arteries and veins
b)
carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
c)
smaller versions of arteries
d)
smaller versions of veins
34.
Epicardium
a)
lines the interior surface of blood vessels
b)
muscular wall of the heart; contracts to pump out blood, and relaxes to let blood in
c)
innermost layer; in contact with the heart & major vessels
d)
runs around the heart horizontally, and separates the atria and ventricles
35.
anterior (superior) vena cava
a)
in between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
b)
brings blood from the superior part of the body back to the heart
c)
pumps deoxygenated blood into the lungs
d)
in between the right atrium and the right ventricle
36.
Arteriole
a)
smaller versions of arteries
b)
smaller versions of veins
c)
carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
d)
connects arteries and veins
37.
Left and right coronary arteries do what?
a)
a wide, venous channel that receives blood from the coronary veins and empties into the right atrium of the heart
b)
supply blood to the heart
c)
groove that separates the two ventricles
d)
inner, serous portion of the pericardium
38.
Visceral Pericardium
a)
groove that separates the two ventricles
b)
a wide, venous channel that receives blood from the coronary veins and empties into the right atrium of the heart
c)
inner, serous portion of the pericardium
d)
outer layer of the pericardium
39.
Auricles
a)
groove that separates the two ventricles
b)
outer layer of the pericardium
c)
small, muscular appendage of each atrium
d)
inner, serous portion of the pericardium
40.
nterventricular sulcas
a)
a wide, venous channel that receives blood from the coronary veins and empties into the right atrium of the heart
b)
groove that separates the two ventricles
c)
inner, serous portion of the pericardium
d)
outer layer of the pericardium
41.
Capillary
a)
smaller versions of arteries
b)
carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
c)
connects arteries and veins
d)
smaller versions of veins
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